Sheyanne Parker and Sierra Romero
B4
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THE LAND THAT IS KNOWN AS RUSSIA

  1. The Land

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This is part of the Northern European Plains, located in Eastern Russia, a part of Europe.
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The Ural Mountains divide Russia. The Eastern half is part of Asia and the Western half is part of Europe.
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The Volga River is Russia's most important river. It connects Moscow to the Caspian Sea.



2. Climate and Vegetation


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This is a picture of Siberia, a part of Eastern Russia. Siberia's long cold winters cause Russia to have the worst winter conditions in the world.
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The Russian tundra is a vast treeless plain covering everything North of the Artic Circle. That amounts to 10% of Russia.
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This is Chernozem, a rich fertile soil located in Humid Continental and Steppe climates. You can grow sunflowers, mint, and beans in this soil.




3. Population and Culture

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This is a population density map of Russia. Most of the population lives on the western side of the country because the climate is harder on the eastern side and it is hard to grow things in Eastern Russia.
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Tennis (along with track and field and ice hockey) is a popular sport in Russia. Whether amateur or professional, many Russians play this sport.
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This is the Russian alphabet. Russian is the official language of Russia. Today there are over 100 other languages spoken.



Above is what Sierra did. Below this line is Sheyanne's work.

4. History/Government



Early history
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Ivan the fourth and Russia first crowned czar.



Revolution and change
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Vladimir led the revolutionary group in 1917. Vladimir died in 1924.






Movements for change
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in 1985 Makhail Gorbachev took power over the soviet union.




5.Economy

Economy : Economic Activities
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GDP on russia's economic activities





Transportation and communication
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The Trans-Siberian Railroad connects Moscow to Vladivostok
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A map of the path the Trans-Siberian Railroad travels.
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The Russians use the RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty too communicate.





Trade and Interdependence

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Russia has focused on becoming a full partner in the global community by expanding trade and building internationally relationships.


6.Global issues

Water pollution
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the Volga Rivers poses health risks.
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The Moskva River, just like the Volga River, is full of fertilizer runoff, sewage, and radio active material.




Air pollution



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releasing soot, sulfur, and carbon dioxide into the air and burning coal leads to acid rain.



Works Cited
Google Images. Google, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. <http://images.google.com/>.
World Geography and Cultures. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008. Print.